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Receivables
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Receivables [Line Items]  
Receivables RECEIVABLES
Note 3(a) Accounts Receivable - Details for accounts receivable included on the balance sheets were as follows (in millions):
 
Alliant Energy
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Customer

$100.8

 

$91.6

 

$—

 

$—

 

$90.6

 

$83.5

Unbilled utility revenues
68.9

 
82.1

 

 

 
68.9

 
82.1

Deferred proceeds
188.0

 
187.7

 
188.0

 
187.7

 

 

Other
47.7

 
48.0

 
17.8

 
16.3

 
29.6

 
31.4

Allowance for expected credit losses
(9.0
)
 
(7.3
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(1.2
)
 
(8.0
)
 
(6.1
)
 

$396.4

 

$402.1

 

$204.8

 

$202.8

 

$181.1

 

$190.9



Note 3(b) Sales of Accounts Receivable - IPL maintains a Receivables Purchase and Sale Agreement (Receivables Agreement) whereby it may sell its customer accounts receivables, unbilled revenues and certain other accounts receivables to a third party through wholly-owned and consolidated special purpose entities. The transfers of receivables meet the criteria for sale accounting established by the transfer of financial assets accounting rules. As of March 31, 2020, IPL had $74 million of available capacity under its sales of accounts receivable program. IPL’s maximum and average outstanding cash proceeds (based on daily outstanding balances) related to the sales of accounts receivable program for the three months ended March 31 were as follows (in millions):
 
2020
 
2019
Maximum outstanding aggregate cash proceeds

$96.0

 

$108.0

Average outstanding aggregate cash proceeds
23.6

 
81.0



The attributes of IPL’s receivables sold under the Receivables Agreement were as follows (in millions):
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Customer accounts receivable

$131.2

 

$124.7

Unbilled utility revenues
83.0

 
95.5

Other receivables
0.9

 
0.9

Receivables sold to third party
215.1

 
221.1

Less: cash proceeds
16.0

 
27.0

Deferred proceeds
199.1

 
194.1

Less: allowance for expected credit losses
11.1

 
6.4

Fair value of deferred proceeds

$188.0

 

$187.7


As of March 31, 2020, outstanding receivables past due under the Receivables Agreement were $26.2 million. Additional attributes of IPL’s receivables sold under the Receivables Agreement for the three months ended March 31 were as follows (in millions):
 
2020
 
2019
Collections

$541.4

 

$555.8

Write-offs, net of recoveries
2.1

 
5.5


IPL [Member]  
Receivables [Line Items]  
Receivables RECEIVABLES
Note 3(a) Accounts Receivable - Details for accounts receivable included on the balance sheets were as follows (in millions):
 
Alliant Energy
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Customer

$100.8

 

$91.6

 

$—

 

$—

 

$90.6

 

$83.5

Unbilled utility revenues
68.9

 
82.1

 

 

 
68.9

 
82.1

Deferred proceeds
188.0

 
187.7

 
188.0

 
187.7

 

 

Other
47.7

 
48.0

 
17.8

 
16.3

 
29.6

 
31.4

Allowance for expected credit losses
(9.0
)
 
(7.3
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(1.2
)
 
(8.0
)
 
(6.1
)
 

$396.4

 

$402.1

 

$204.8

 

$202.8

 

$181.1

 

$190.9



Note 3(b) Sales of Accounts Receivable - IPL maintains a Receivables Purchase and Sale Agreement (Receivables Agreement) whereby it may sell its customer accounts receivables, unbilled revenues and certain other accounts receivables to a third party through wholly-owned and consolidated special purpose entities. The transfers of receivables meet the criteria for sale accounting established by the transfer of financial assets accounting rules. As of March 31, 2020, IPL had $74 million of available capacity under its sales of accounts receivable program. IPL’s maximum and average outstanding cash proceeds (based on daily outstanding balances) related to the sales of accounts receivable program for the three months ended March 31 were as follows (in millions):
 
2020
 
2019
Maximum outstanding aggregate cash proceeds

$96.0

 

$108.0

Average outstanding aggregate cash proceeds
23.6

 
81.0



The attributes of IPL’s receivables sold under the Receivables Agreement were as follows (in millions):
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Customer accounts receivable

$131.2

 

$124.7

Unbilled utility revenues
83.0

 
95.5

Other receivables
0.9

 
0.9

Receivables sold to third party
215.1

 
221.1

Less: cash proceeds
16.0

 
27.0

Deferred proceeds
199.1

 
194.1

Less: allowance for expected credit losses
11.1

 
6.4

Fair value of deferred proceeds

$188.0

 

$187.7


As of March 31, 2020, outstanding receivables past due under the Receivables Agreement were $26.2 million. Additional attributes of IPL’s receivables sold under the Receivables Agreement for the three months ended March 31 were as follows (in millions):
 
2020
 
2019
Collections

$541.4

 

$555.8

Write-offs, net of recoveries
2.1

 
5.5


WPL [Member]  
Receivables [Line Items]  
Receivables RECEIVABLES
Note 3(a) Accounts Receivable - Details for accounts receivable included on the balance sheets were as follows (in millions):
 
Alliant Energy
 
IPL
 
WPL
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Customer

$100.8

 

$91.6

 

$—

 

$—

 

$90.6

 

$83.5

Unbilled utility revenues
68.9

 
82.1

 

 

 
68.9

 
82.1

Deferred proceeds
188.0

 
187.7

 
188.0

 
187.7

 

 

Other
47.7

 
48.0

 
17.8

 
16.3

 
29.6

 
31.4

Allowance for expected credit losses
(9.0
)
 
(7.3
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(1.2
)
 
(8.0
)
 
(6.1
)
 

$396.4

 

$402.1

 

$204.8

 

$202.8

 

$181.1

 

$190.9